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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1926.

MURDER PLOT. TREASURY SHROFF IN

ATTEMPT ON GENERAL. CHANG KAI-SHEK.

BULLET PENETRATES EAR.

The news has leaked through instant an attempt to assassinate General Chang Kai-shek was made

from Carton that en the 16th

at Whampoa.

A main believed to be a military

officer belonging to a division which had recedily sufferal a change of command, fired three shots from a revolver, but in spite of these being within very short range, they did not result in serious injury,

TROUBLE.

PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLEMENT.

STUDENTS FREED. HOW TELEPHONE WAS

INVENTED.

BOUGHT AND SOLD BY BANDITS.

STORY OF HARDSHIP.

JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS ÁT HOME

TRIBUTES TO ORIGINATOR.,

Rugby, June 24. The jubiley of the telephone is being celebrated to-day

At the Institution alectrical Engineers, Sir Oliver Lodge, de livered a lecture, which was broad-

日六十月伍

MAY 30 CRISIS.

SHANGHAI OFFICIAL

REPORT.

CHINESE POLICE FAIL.

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DISCLOSURES, REVEAL

CO-OPERATION.

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LABOUR LEADERS TAUNTED.

Rugby, June 24.

The Foreign Secretary, Sir Aus-

YEARS.

MR. B. L. FROST LEAVES TO-MORROW.

SERVICES TO THE COLONY.

The Colony will to-morrow lose. one of its best-known and most

RESTITUTION PROBABLE,

A thrilling story, is to hand of the So that further investigations experiences suffered by two stud- might be carried out, and the re-ents of the Pui Ying College, Fati, Intives of the defendant might have near Canton, who, with 40 others, were kidnapped by bandits last Oc-

and Fire Brigade during the disten Chamberlain, will be the pri a chance to make restitution to the tober and have only just secured

turbances of May 20 Captaincipal speaker for the Government energetic citizens in the person of Government, for embezzled money, their release. They were sold at a Chinese shroff named Chau Lam, various times to different groups of cast. on the history of the develop. I. M. Barrett, Commissioner of the House of Commons dehate Mr. B. L. Frost, of the Eastern Ex-

bandita, and eventually fell into ment of the telephone

Police, in his report for May, re~ |

which is weing held to-morrow tension Telegraph Company, who employed in the Treasury Depart the hands of a man who, out of

Newspapers pay tributes to the vehls the seriousness of the situa-upon the question of money sent is going on furlough and thon pos- ment and living at 7, Tai Wong compassion, gave them their free-memory of Professor Alexander tion on this afternoon, and the from Russia to Britain for naeist-sibly retiring on pension. His Street, was remanded for a week!

dom.

Graham Bell, who is regarded as It will be recalled that in October, the "Father of Telephone." "The great menace suddenly let loose ing industrial unrest.

many friends, however, are glad to by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Cen- no fewer than 31 of the styd-story is re-told. of how Hell, a native against the Settlement by the lax Time was allotted for the de- know that there is à possibility of M. T. M. Hazlerigg appeared for were rescued a month or so later by how he tried to invent an instruing the afternoon of that day was taken by the authorities when cer- in what may be termed, its civic tral Magistracy this morning. ents of this College were captured of Edinburgh, married girl who action of the Chinese authorities, bute at the request of Conserva- Mr. Frost later returning to the by Bandits, and that 15 of them had the misfortune to be deat, and The situation at one time duraisc asked that the documenta

tive Members of Parliament, who Colony which he has served so well soldiers of General Li Fook-liam mant chat would enable Her to hear extremely serious and approximat-tain Communist agitators were The charges related to sums of Since that time, many of the re-He chaneed to discover a machine ed to conditions on the same date money amounting to $600.30 somed by their relatives, until now,

maining students have been- fan- that enabled one to hear from a last year, he states: "A single published. A selection of these Mr. Frost was educated at Colston's arrested last October, should be Born at Bristol in April, 1889 $62,40, and $2,046.89, which suma with the return of the two mention

incident of a serious nature ori defendant is alleged to have re-ed above, there are only six left in

captivity. ceived by virtue of his employment in the public services, and em- bezzled.

stated to have penetrated General One of the ballets, however, is Chang's right ear, and the General. stumbled forward to his knees. the Crown.

The would-be assassin was'nt once secured by members of General Chang's entourage, and he was placed under a heavy military guard and lodged in well in the forts...

MARTIAL LAW.

Immediately afterwards, several arcus of Whampoa and Canton were placed under martial law, and the press censorship, at all times severe, was even more rigidly impose newspapers being warned against giving even the barest hint of the

affair.

AUCTIONED OFF.

When the students were first cap-

tured, they were taken to an un- riving there at daybreak. They known spot during the night, ar

were then auctioned off in two's and

There was another charge that, on May 27th, he did fraudulently apply for a purpose other than a public service, cheque for the sum of $2,045.89, made payable to the Hongkong ing received by virtue of his 'em-idea of auctioning the captives is Government order, the cheque be

ployment."

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Defendant pleaded guilty to all charges.,

three's to various groups of ban- dits, and this was the last time the whole party saw each other. This

put into effect so that when the ransom money is paid by relatives, the sums shall be apportioned ac- cording to the success of the vari ous groups of bandits in their nego. tiations.

Secrecy was, however, not so well preserved that some news did not leak through, and Canton, which only knew of the affair over the week-end, was thrown into a state of considerable excitement. Pas Mr. Hazlerigg said that under sengers who came down by the the circumstances he would ask stcumboat Fatahan yesterday were for a remand for a week before recounting the incident, and it is sentence was passed, in order that

The bandits base the ransom expected that the would-be assassin they might investigate and see figure on the amount they have paid will pay with his life for the at-whether the defendant had dis- for their captives, and in many tempt.

elosed the full amount of his de- cases this is far above the sum that falcations; also in order that his the relatives can afford. However, relatives might, as they proposed in some instances big sums are It would appear, from informa- to do, make restitution to the Go-secured, although losses are suf- tion from other sources, that the vernment, a fact which his Wor- fered when the relatives are unable arrested man was a military officer ship would take into consideration to pay the sum asked or if the cap- whose position had been utilised in when passing sentence later. He tive should die before release. a carefully-laid plan to end the life would also like to bring a witness of the Cunton "dictator" On the from the Treasury who would

A BIG PLOT.

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failure of the attempt, investiga-speak of the man's previous good tions were set afoot by the Military conduct. He had instructions Council, and it is stated the inter- from the Colonial Treasury that esting disclosure has been made $5,000 was required for ball. therefrom that there was'n big in- durement, in a reward of $30,000 being offered by a certain tong said to be headed by a displaced General, for the head of the "lictator."

GENERAL TAN'S FUTURE.

amount.

GREAT HÅRDSHIP

HEROIN IN TOMBSTONES.

Big Consignment of Illelt Drug Discovered.

Hamburg, June 24, A consignment of tombatories from Budapest, designed for Shanghai, aroused the auspi cions of the police who investi- gated and discovered 547 ting of heroin concealed therein.

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MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.

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a single foolish or unguarded ac-papers was lasted to-day in a Hospital, Bristol, the Merchant volume containing 136 pages." Venturers Technical College, Bris- tion by à member of the Force

Many of the corimunications show tol University, and the City and might have started a conflagration. the relationship of the Communist Guilds of London Institute, under It may be as well to explain that Party of Great Britain, the Yourg Professor Silvanus Thompson. the Police were severely handicap Community League and the nation" He was apprenticed in Bristol, and ped and the situation entirely altered by the failure of the Chin-al minority movement to the Third for four and a half years he was Communist International and Red with Messrs. Elliott Bros., electrical ese Police to carry out their pro- International of Labour Unions at engineers and scientific instrument mise to forbid all political meet-Moscow.

makers, of London, being mostly ings and processions during the month of May.

One letter, reproduced in fac- Chatham Dockyard, Portsmouth engaged on. Admiralty work at simile, is addressed to Mr. Inkpin, Dockyard, and with Messrs. J. and General Secretary of the Com-G. Thompson and Co. (now John "Had it been known that munist Party of Great Britain, Brown and Co.), of Clydebank. He demonstrations and inflammatory and signed by a Mr. Dutt, who is has been in the service of the speeches" of a violent anti-associated with the Indian side of Eastern Extension Telegraph Com- foreign nature were to be per- the Communist Party's activities. pany since November, 1894 when mitted in the Chinese city, foreignIt is cited as illustrating the he joined the Company in Singa. residents of this Settlement would alleged participation of the pore, where he remained for ten have been warned of the possibil-Russian trade delegation

and years.

It was in January, 1905, long distance. This he patented in ity of serious trouble, and doubt of the All Russian Co that he was transferred to Hong- America, where he and his wife less this would have prevented operative Society "Arcos"-of kong, and has remained here aver were living. He brought his inven- the personal injury to a consider London in the affairs of the Com- since. tion to England in 1877, and Eng-able number of foreign men and munist Party in Great Britain. land's first Telephone Company was women during that day. The work is dated July 15th, 1925, and registered in June of the following of the Criminal Intelligence De- the writer uses the following In many spheres of local life Mr... year. The exchange was opened in has been beyond all praise." sentence "I have received my Frost has taken a prominent part, August, 1879, at Coleman Street, In the City of London, with fewer than a dozen subscribers.-British Wireless..

An American arrested in connection with the affair has pleaded guilty, and as been fined $2,000.-Router..

Re-

released, who returned to their on March 3rd, 1847, at Edinburgh In the case of the students now Alexander Graham Bell was born homes on the 19th instant. they and was educated at the Edinbury were subjected to considerable High School and the Edinburgh cruelty in the hopes that hews of and London Universities. Air. Lindsell accordingly re- such treatment would indice the may ug with his father to Canada manded the case for a week, and relatives to pay the amounts de in 1870, he became " Professo allowed"bail in the sun of $2,500 manded. They suffered all man-Vocal Physiology at Boston Univer- cash, and security for a like ner of hardships during the past sity two years later, where his ex- eight months and at times despair-briments resulted in his patenting ed of their lives. They were sold the telephone in 1876. He also in to various groups of lundite no less. vented the photophone and the

phophone, and was the author: Eventually, the two students fell of many papers ou electrical mat into the hands of an Overscasters and on research work in con- Chinese who had been robbed of all nection"with deal mutes. He was he had and had kater joined up with given high degress from a number the bandits. This man took com- of British and foreign Universities, passion on the lads, and, upon the boys making certain promises to

There is a report la streulation C. C. WU'S MOVEMENTS. than six times.

In Canton that. General Tan Yen- kal has sent in bls. resignation as General Officer. Commanding the 2nd Army Corps, in order to give his entire attention to the civil and political affairs of the Govern-

TO MEET WU PEL-FU?

The interesting news is containe

ment. This report has given rise ed in a letter sent to their friends

to much speculation, in view of in Hongkong, that Mr. C. c. Wu, him, he gave them their liberty.

the fact that General Tan at pre-late Mayor of Canton, and Me Foo sent holds the highest position

A LUNG TRECK.

For days they tramped through an unknown country, begging ns they went, and eventually reached a railway station, when they gathered their whereabouts and secured the means, through the

FELL ASLEEP ON LINER.

MALAY TO BE SENT BACK

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both in the Kaomingtang and in Ping-sheung, its late Foreign the Government. Several causes Commissioner, are about to leav are given for this auden action, Shanghai for Peking on what is the chief being a belief that it obviously a political mission. is largely due to a conflict in The nature of this political mis-

TO SINGAPORE, . policy with General Chang Kai-sion is not disclosed, but it is shick, as the two Generals are of stated that they will meet trenera) generosity, of a man they met, to

Accepting the defendant's story distinctly opposite temperaments. Wu Pei-fu if possible in Peking on travel to Canton. They eventually that he fell asleep on board and

T

FATHER OF K. R. A.

Of twenty-three foreigners as-instructions to make a temporary and the service which he has ren- saulted in the Settlement, fifteen, change of occupation from the dored to the community. would bo including several ladies, received proper authorities of both Arcos hard to compute. For many years

in the course of the attacks on to be established in factories and he took the keenest practical inter- he was a resident of Kowloon, and, Chinese were wounded by rioters somewhat surious injuries, and two and the delegation."

Other letters refer to a nucleus during that period, as well as since, on tram, cars, motorists are also known to have and to complaints that monies

Some Chinese Unions to the transfer of funds cat in the development. of the pen- insula. In particular must be seriously. Nine Chinese received Contemptuous references slight injuries in collisions with British Labour lenders and been assaulted, but none of them promised had not been received mentioned his work in connection with the Kowloon Residents' Asso- the Police, and property wholly called British Socialists" are fre-ings of this very active and useful ciation, of which he can justly claim or partially damaged comprised quent.-British Wireless.

to be the founder. The first meet

111 public transport vehicles, 8 motor cars, 8 telephone boxes, 8 telephones and 2 clocks.

RINGLEADERS TRIED.

...

to the **50-

ANGLO-RUSSIAN „

TRADE.

body were held in the dining room of Mr. Frost's Kowloon residence, and although the project first met with considerable apathy and op- position, he stuck to the task and Eventually was rewarded by the in- auguration of the Association, al- though he had to state the objecte of the organisation and the agonda before he could hire the old Cham ber of Commerce Room in the City Kall for the inaugural gathering, Authentic figures of the Anglo-Mr. Frost wag the Assocation's first Municipal Police indicate that the Russian trade for last year are President, and for some years he was one of its most activo Commit-

Six ringleaders of the disturb ances were arrested and brought before the Mixed Court on May 31 when sentences ranging from "Expulsion" to 18 months', Im- prisonment were imposed.

Reports in possession of the

arrangements in connection with

AUTHENTIC FIGURES FOR

LAST YEAR.

London, June 24.

the May 30 celebrations were made given in the report of the Russo- tee members. In recognition of at bases in Chinese territory, British Chamber of Commerce, his services, he was made a Life where all the organizers of the showing that exports to Russia Member of the Association. public demonstrations had their were seventy million sterling and headquarters.

imports sixty-five millions. The in which Mr. Frost has taken parti- Amongst the Kowloon questions On May 31 the slope re-opened latter were almost entirely food cular interest may be mentioned the

It is thought that present ten- certain matters connected with arrived home in a state of consi. was, not aware that the steamer and students and workmen began stuffs and raw material and the education of British children, re-

torial power, as it is felt that

only a dictator

can bring order

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THE HORSE SHOW.

out of chaos. The committee sys- tem of Government has proved a failure, and opened up many avenues for, politient intrigue and BRITAIN WINS PRINCE'S, CUP contests for power.

Rugby, June 24. Their Majesties the King and

No news has yet been received of

tivity,

MINERS' PROTESTS.

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE, morrow."

London, June 24,

K.C.C. CONCERT.

A SPLENDID PROGRAMME.

We have been favoured with, an

HOUSE OF LORDS.

PEERESSES NOT WANTED.

Rugby, June 24.

garding which he was instrumental

had left the pier, a Malay, who to resume their occupations. They exports were mainly manufactur, dencies are all in favour of the present general political posiderable exhaustion.

was charged before Mr. J. H. B. Continued to do so on June 1 and ed goods. Reuter. General Chang exercising dieta- tion of the country.

in getting up a 'petition for better the other six students still in cap- Nihill, at the Kowloon Magistracy life in the Settlement again be-

facilities in 1912, which was given this morning, with atowing-away came normal on June 2.

favourable consideration by the nu- on board the P. and O. 9.8. Kash-

thoritica; whilst in the matter of mir from Singapore, was dis-

better communication facilities on charged and ordered to be detain-

the peninsula, he undertook the pro- ed for 24 hours, pending the do-

paration of a petition to the parture of the s.s. Mantua to-

Government stressing the necessity. The defendant was said to have

of cutting through the big hillside been discovered on one of the advance copy of the programme

The Louse of Lords has rejecte 1. at Coronation Road, which was The organisation of the Head Queen and Princess Ingrid of quarters of the Commander-in Sweden attended the International mittec, at a meeting in London, riven work to do on board and, Imperial Concert Party in

The Miners' International Com-decks without a ticket. He was of the concert to be given by the by 126 votes to 80, the second read-signed by more than 600 persons, the ing of the bill to enable Peeressos and the carrying out of which work Chief is not yet complete, although Horse Show at Olympia this after passed a resolution to intensify believing that the story he told grounds of the Kowloon Cricket in their own right to sit and vote has been a great improvement. General Chang has taken over the noon to see horsemen of Britain, the efforts in each country to pre- the Court was true, the Company Club on Saturday evening, and it

in the House of Lords. absolute control of Government France, Belgium. Sweden and vent coal entering Britain and to were not prossing the case. is evident that an extremely enjoy- A similar Bill was defeated nar organisations connected with milli- United States compete for the render every financial assistance ship would be returning to Singa-able evening is in store for those owly last year by 80 to 78 Mr. Frost has taken a most lively tary and naval affairs. It has al Prince of Wales' Cup.

DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED,

so taken over the control of the Britain was first and the United Political Training Birenu which States second. British Wireless.

was previously one of the funes tions of the Military Council. General Chang has ordered his field headquarters to be establish- ed nt Shuikwan. The people are. looking to the time when Gönéral Chang will assume office as the Commander-in-Chief, for they

BRAZILIAN LOAN.

ISSUE QUICKLY SOLD.

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to the British miners.

pure to-morrow and the P. and 0. Regarding the attempt by the Company were willing to repatriat Government to increase working him, hours this is regarded as a serious

who attend.

The programme is in humorou style and, in addition to detailing the individual contributions by Miss Ivy Gaubert, Mrs. Hurst, Mr. arrested in Vie Blundell, Lisa May Gaubert,

British Wirclean,

FRANC IMPROVES.

menace to the miners and workers

OTHER WORK.

Another organisation in which

interest is the Hongkong. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which he was Instru mental in getting resuscitated in 1921, and of which he is Presidens and Hon. Secrotary. He has alio

and Treasurer of the Dog and London, June 24. Poultry Show, the major part of the work in connection with which has fallen on his shouldors. A

Of Mr. Frost's association with

in all industries, which, if success- A Chinese was ful, will certainly affect the in-Yaumati in possession of a revol- Mr. Fred Jones, Mr. Jack Gronham, EFFECT OF NEW CABINET,been, since 1919, the Hon, Secretary ternational struggle for shorter ver yesterday, and, on appearing Mr. H. L. Lockhart, Miss Audrey hours of labour.

before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at the Steel, and Mr. A. B. Allen, it also

The official report does not refer believe that events of some impor

New York, June 24.to a general miners strike on the The Brazilian loan, was quickly Continent envisaged by Mr. Cook, tance, will happen at this juncture. sold. Reuter.

Router.

Kowloon Magistracy this morning, tells of concerted numbers and Owing to the formation of the of a charge of unlawful, posses other good things.

new French Cabinet, the frane has sion of arms, he was remanded The concert begins at 9.15 pm... improved four points, to 167 till next Tuesday.

and the price of admission is $1 Reuter.